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Till The Last Shots Fired - Trace Adkins

Till The Last Shots Fired

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Capo 2

Intro:

Em D C

I was there in the winter of '64

D Bm C

When we camped in the ice at Nashville's doors

G D Em

Three hundred miles our trail had led

D Bm C

We barely had time to bury our dead

C D

When the Yankees charged and the colors fell

D Bm C

Overton hill was a living hell

C D

When we called retreat it was almost dark

D Em

I died with a grapeshot in my heart

C D Em

Say a prayer for peace

C G D

For every fallen son

C D Em

Set my spirit free

C G D

Let me lay down my gun

Am C

Sweet mother Mary I'm so tired

C D Em

But I can't come home 'til the last shot's fired

Em D C

In June of 1944

D Bm C

I waited in the blood of Omaha's shores

G D Em

Twenty-one and scared to death

D Bm C

My heart poundin' in my chest

C D

I almost made the first seawall

D Bm C

When my friends turned and saw me fall

C D

I still smell the smoke, I can taste the mud

D Em

As I lay there dying from a loss of blood

C D Em

Say a prayer for peace

C G D

For every fallen son

C D Em

Set my spirit free

C G D

Let me lay down my gun

Am C

Sweet mother Mary I'm so tired

C D Em

But I can't come home 'til the last shot's fired

Bridge:

C

I'm in the fields of Vietnam,

D

The mountains of Afghanistan

C

And I'm still hopin', waitin', prayin'

D

I did not die in vain

C D Em

Say a prayer for peace

C G D

For every fallen son

C D Em

Set our spirits free

C G D

Let us lay down our guns

Am C

Sweet mother Mary we're so tired

C D Em

But we can't come home 'til the last shot's fired

C Em C

'Til the last shot's fired

Choir:

Say a prayer for peace (for peace)

For our daughters and our sons

Set our spirits free (set us free)

Let us lay down our guns

Trace:

Sweet mother Mary, we're so tired

But we can't come home

Choir:

No we can't come home

'Til the last shot's fired

How to play Till The Last Shots Fired

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is Em. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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